Evolutionary Computation - Table of Contents

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Evolutionary Computation
A Unified Approach
Kenneth A. De Jong

1	Introduction Sample Chapter - Download PDF (183 KB)	1

1.1	Basic Evolutionary Processes	1

1.2	EV: A Simple Evolutionary System	3

1.3	EV on a Simple Fitness Landscape	6

1.4	EV on a More Complex Fitness Landscape	15

1.5	Evolutionary Systems as Problem Solvers	19

1.6	Exercises	21

2	A Historical Perspective	23

2.1	Early Algorithmic Views	23

2.2	The Catalytic 1960s	24

2.3	The Explorative 1970s	25

2.4	The Exploitative 1980s	27

2.5	The Unifying 1990s	29

2.6	The Twenty-first Century: Mature Expansion	29

2.7	Summary	31

3	Canonical Evolutionary Algorithms	33

3.1	Introduction	33

3.2	EV(m,n)	33

3.3	Evolutionary Programming	34

3.4	Evolution Strategies	36

3.5	Genetic Algorithms	40

3.6	Summary	47

4	A Unified View of Simple EAs	49

4.1	A Common Framework	49

4.2	Population Size	50

4.3	Selection	54

4.4	Reproductive Mechanisms	61

4.5	Summary	69

5	Evolutionary Algorithms as Problem Solvers	71

5.1	Simple EAs as Parallel Adaptive Search	71

5.2	EA-based Optimization	80

5.3	EA-Based Search	105

5.4	EA-Based Machine Learning	107

5.5	EA-Based Automated Programming	109

5.6	EA-Based Adaptation	112

5.7	Summary	113

6	Evolutionary Computation Theory	115

6.1	Introduction	115

6.2	Analyzing EA Dynamics	117

6.3	Selection-Only Models	120

6.4	Reproduction-Only Models	141

6.5	Selection and Reproduction Interactions	160

6.6	Representation	185

6.7	Landscape Analysis	188

6.8	Models of Canonical EAs	189

6.9	Application-Oriented Theories	205

6.10	Summary	209

7	Advanced EC Topics	211

7.1	Self-adapting EAs	211

7.2	Dynamic Landscapes	213

7.3	Exploiting Parallelism	219

7.4	Evolving Executable Objects	221

7.5	Multi-objective EAs	223

7.6	Hybrid EAs	224

7.7	Biologically Inspired Extensions	225

7.8	Summary	230

8	The Road Ahead	231

8.1	Modeling General Evolutionary Systems	231

8.2	More Unification	232

8.3	Summary	232

	Appendix A: Source Code Overview

A.1	EC1: A Very Simple EC System	233

A.2	EC2: A More Interesting EC System	236

A.3	EC3: A More Flexible EC System	237

A.4	EC4: An EC Research System	240

	Bibliography	241

	Index Sample Chapter - Download PDF (38 KB)	253

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